Jalen Milroe (+250) is now the betting favorite in Heisman Trophy odds. Cameron Ward (+600) has dipped to second place, followed by Travis Hunter (+800). Ashton Jeanty (+1200) has surged into fourth, ahead of Dillon Gabriel (+1800) and Nico Iamaleava (+1800). College football betting odds for the award winner will continue to evolve as the season continues.
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The table below has the latest online sports betting odds in various US states on the winner of the next Heisman Trophy. Clicking on any of the odds numbers will take you to the sportsbook where you can place that wager.
 Quinn Ewers |
 Carson Beck |
 Dillon Gabriel |
 Will Howard |
 Jaxson Dart |
 D.J. Uiagalelei |
 Brady Cook |
 Jalon Daniels |
 Jayden Maiava |
 Avery Johnson |
2024-25 Heisman Trophy betting favorites
- Alabama QB Jalen Milroe
- Miami QB Cameron Ward
- Colorado WR Travis Hunter
- Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty
- Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel
- Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava
- Texas QB Quinn Ewers
- Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart
- Georgia QB Carson Beck
With Alabama’s victory over Georgia on Saturday night, Milroe has taken over first place in Heisman odds. In the Georgia game, he had four total touchdowns, including connecting with Ryan Williams for the game-winning TD. Ward has dropped to second place. The Hurricanes are 5-0 after escaping with a close win over Virginia Tech behind a four-passing TD effort from Ward.
Behind the two leaders, Hunter and Jeanty have surged up the board. Hunter is a two-way threat for 4-1 Colorado and leads the team in receiving. Jeanty found the end zone four times on Saturday as Boise State moved to 3-1. He now has 13 total touchdowns on the season. In the team’s season-opening win over Georgia Southern, he scored six times.
Gabriel and Iamaleava are jockeying for fifth place. Ewers continues to heal up from an oblique injury and should be back soon. Dart was second last week but dropped down the board after Ole Miss suffered an upset loss to Kentucky. Beck holds down ninth place as the Bulldogs look to rebound in their college football Week 6 game versus Auburn.
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Recent Heisman Trophy history
There have been 85 Heisman Trophy winners (and 86 awards) since the first one in 1935. One player — Ohio State running back Archie Griffin — won the award twice, in 1974 and 1975. The award was originally called the DAC Trophy and was given out by the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City, in recognition of the best college football player east of the Mississippi River. The award was later renamed for the club’s late athletic director, John Heisman, and the focus expanded to include college football players nationwide.
In the early years of the award, running backs dominated the field. It has been a different story in recent times with quarterbacks winning the Heisman Trophy in eight of the last 10 seasons. All told, QBs lead the all-time list of winners by position with 38 Heisman wins.
| Season | Heisman Winner | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Kyler Murray | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC |
| 2023 | Jayden Daniels | QB | LSU |
USC, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Ohio State have each had seven Heisman winners in their history. Alabama is next on the list with four, though three of those came within the last 10 seasons.
As a conference, the Big Ten and SEC are tied for the lead with 18 Heisman winners. Over the last decade, the SEC has five winners, the Big 12 and Pac-12 have two each, and the ACC has one.
Heisman Trophy FAQs
Yes. Multiple online sportsbooks typically offer futures odds on potential Heisman winners, and those odds will shift as the season progresses.
Technically, all players in every division of college football are eligible for the Heisman. In practice, the award almost always goes to a player from one of the major Division I schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
A voting panel consisting mainly of media members who cover college football votes on the award. The voting panel also includes past Heisman winners and one sponsor vote that an online fan ballot decides.
Yes, though it’s extremely rare. Quarterbacks and running backs have dominated Heisman voting in most years. The last time a primarily defensive player won the award was 1997 — Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson.